Tanya McDowell, left, stands with Connecticut NAACP Conference President Scott X. Exdaile, right, and other supporters outside state superior court in Norwalk, Conn., Wednesday, April 27, 2011. McDowell, a homeless and single mother, was to be arraigned on a larceny charge after being arrested for allegedly using her babysitter's Norwalk address to enroll her 6-year-old in school there.(Credit: AP Photo/Stephanie Reitz)A homeless single mother has been arraigned for allegedly stealing educational services by sending her son to the wrong Connecticut school district.
Tanya McDowell pleaded not guilty Wednesday to felony larceny.
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She is accused of using her babysitter's address to enroll her son in Norwalk schools last fall. Prosecutors say the 5-year-old belonged in Bridgeport, where McDowell had her last permanent address.
She is charged with stealing $15,686 worth of education.
McDowell told police she lives in her van and sleeps at a Norwalk shelter or a friend's Bridgeport apartment. Her son now lives with relatives in Bridgeport and attends kindergarten there.
Her attorney is asking to move the case to another courthouse because the top prosecutor's father is Norwalk's mayor, who has been outspoken about the case.
Tanya McDowell pleaded not guilty Wednesday to felony larceny.
Special section: Eye on Parenting
She is accused of using her babysitter's address to enroll her son in Norwalk schools last fall. Prosecutors say the 5-year-old belonged in Bridgeport, where McDowell had her last permanent address.
She is charged with stealing $15,686 worth of education.
McDowell told police she lives in her van and sleeps at a Norwalk shelter or a friend's Bridgeport apartment. Her son now lives with relatives in Bridgeport and attends kindergarten there.
Her attorney is asking to move the case to another courthouse because the top prosecutor's father is Norwalk's mayor, who has been outspoken about the case.
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